I had been quite successful doing single depth of cut engraving for some time now. Now I was looking for new capabilities. I had previously cut some 2.5D graphics on wood or phenolic boards. It was during one of these […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a continuation of the improvement in the Z-axis for the movable gantry cnc machine. The previous post was about making a more accurate vertical z movement by changing the Z housing from one made of MDF to another […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I was tinkering around with an old air conditioning circuit board which was used to control a BLDC (Brushless Direct Current) motor for the fan when I found that tracing the circuits proved to be a bit more complicated […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The movable gantry cnc machine that I am making would have a bigger working area than my previously made movable bed cnc machine. Therefore, using a drag knife to cut thin pieces of cardboard, plastic sheet and similar materials had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The cheap Chinese digital multimeter that I had was quite good when it was new. But it was not able to last very long. After a while, I found that the DC voltage selections were not showing accurately, so much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I came across some techniques for stippling pictures which were suitable for cnc milling. The strippling technique was ideal for the pen plotter, but since I had already installed a milling spindle for cutting, I thought it would be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Christmas is fast approaching and I still have not made any significant decorations or reminders of the true meaning of Christmas yet. Christmas was a day chosen to commemorate the birthday of our Lord, Jesus Christ, never mind any inaccuracies […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At this time, I am searching for items for my new project, the moving gantry CNC machine. One of the items that I find difficult to find was the spacer for the ball bearings. Essentially it was a washer which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I always wanted to do something with my old CD’s. I must admit that I have a certain fascination for CD’s because the close lines on the surface causes interference of light which then breaks up into rainbow colours. By […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Currently, what I did to obtain a zero position for my z-axis was to manually command jog linuxCNC to lower the z-axis until the milling tool touched the work piece and then set this position as the zero home position. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…